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29 Jan 2026
	Individual:	Bovard, James	Author, controversial Washington journalist
		Writings	My Time in the Tower of London Relates a visit to the Tower of London and then compares the torture of centuries past in the Tower, as described in particular in Shakespeare's Richard III, with the 2006 legalization of similar practices in the United States

	Individual:	Bush, George W.	Forty-third president of the United States
		Articles	My Time in the Tower of London Relates a visit to the Tower of London and then compares the torture of centuries past in the Tower, as described in particular in Shakespeare's Richard III, with the 2006 legalization of similar practices in the United States
			Happy Counterterrorism Day Recounts the history of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot and proposes three lessons to be learned from it for the present age

	Source:	Coming Slavery, The

	Place:	England	The southern part of the island of Great Britain
		Articles	My Time in the Tower of London Relates a visit to the Tower of London and then compares the torture of centuries past in the Tower, as described in particular in Shakespeare's Richard III, with the 2006 legalization of similar practices in the United States

	Individual:	Founding Fathers	Leading individuals in founding of the United States
		Articles	My Time in the Tower of London Relates a visit to the Tower of London and then compares the torture of centuries past in the Tower, as described in particular in Shakespeare's Richard III, with the 2006 legalization of similar practices in the United States

	Place:	London	Capital of Great Britain
		Articles	My Time in the Tower of London Relates a visit to the Tower of London and then compares the torture of centuries past in the Tower, as described in particular in Shakespeare's Richard III, with the 2006 legalization of similar practices in the United States

	Individual:	Obama, Barack	Forty-fourth president of the United States
		Articles	Getting Away with Torture Discusses some of the responses to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, declassified in Dec 2014

	Topic:	Punishments, Protection Against Cruel and Unusual	Restriction on the use of cruel and unusual punishments
		Articles	My Time in the Tower of London Relates a visit to the Tower of London and then compares the torture of centuries past in the Tower, as described in particular in Shakespeare's Richard III, with the 2006 legalization of similar practices in the United States
			Happy Counterterrorism Day Recounts the history of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot and proposes three lessons to be learned from it for the present age
			Getting Away with Torture Discusses some of the responses to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, declassified in Dec 2014

	Individual:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	Getting Away with Torture Discusses some of the responses to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, declassified in Dec 2014

	Work:	V for Vendetta	2006 movie about a Fawkesian anarchist battling a police state in a near-future United Kingdom
		Articles	Happy Counterterrorism Day Recounts the history of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot and proposes three lessons to be learned from it for the present age

	Individual:	Washington, George	First president of the United States
		Articles	Happy Counterterrorism Day Recounts the history of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot and proposes three lessons to be learned from it for the present age

28 Jan 2026
	Topic:	Attacks of 11 September 2001	Terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
		Articles	The Bush Torture Memos Examines how the Bush Justice Department and the Pentagon twisted legal interpretations to absolve themselves of charges of torture in dealing with "enemy combatants" in the "war on terror"

	Individual:	Bovard, James	Author, controversial Washington journalist
		Writings	The Bush Torture Memos Examines how the Bush Justice Department and the Pentagon twisted legal interpretations to absolve themselves of charges of torture in dealing with "enemy combatants" in the "war on terror"

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Book chapters	Punishment and Proportionality Examines past and current practices to develop a theory of just and proportional punishment; chapter 13, formerly published in Assessing the Criminal: Restitution, Retribution, and the Legal Process, Barnett and Hagel, eds. (1977)

	Topic:	Libertarianism	Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human
		Book chapters	Punishment and Proportionality Examines past and current practices to develop a theory of just and proportional punishment; chapter 13, formerly published in Assessing the Criminal: Restitution, Retribution, and the Legal Process, Barnett and Hagel, eds. (1977)

	Topic:	Militarism	A political system influenced greatly by a large, permanent military force
		Articles	The Bush Torture Memos Examines how the Bush Justice Department and the Pentagon twisted legal interpretations to absolve themselves of charges of torture in dealing with "enemy combatants" in the "war on terror"

	Topic:	Punishments, Protection Against Cruel and Unusual	Restriction on the use of cruel and unusual punishments
		Articles	The Bush Torture Memos Examines how the Bush Justice Department and the Pentagon twisted legal interpretations to absolve themselves of charges of torture in dealing with "enemy combatants" in the "war on terror"
		Book chapters	Punishment and Proportionality Examines past and current practices to develop a theory of just and proportional punishment; chapter 13, formerly published in Assessing the Criminal: Restitution, Retribution, and the Legal Process, Barnett and Hagel, eds. (1977)

	Individual:	Rothbard, Murray N.	Economist of the Austrian School, author of Man, Economy, and State (1962) and For a New Liberty (1973)
		Book chapters	Punishment and Proportionality Examines past and current practices to develop a theory of just and proportional punishment; chapter 13, formerly published in Assessing the Criminal: Restitution, Retribution, and the Legal Process, Barnett and Hagel, eds. (1977)

27 Jan 2026
	Topic:	Humor	Comedy, wit, satire, sarcasm, irony, jokes, etc.
		Articles	The Confession Backfired Discusses world reaction to the "ridiculous" confession of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, admitting responsibility for "31 planned and actual attacks", and posits that the U.S. government has virtually nothing on the hundreds of detainees in Gitmo and elsewhere

	Topic:	Punishments, Protection Against Cruel and Unusual	Restriction on the use of cruel and unusual punishments
		Web Pages	Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Protections Against Cruel Punishments, Excessive Bail, and Excessive Fines Includes the text of amendment, explanation of what it covers, its historical background and overviews of relevant Supreme Court cases
		Articles	The Confession Backfired Discusses world reaction to the "ridiculous" confession of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, admitting responsibility for "31 planned and actual attacks", and posits that the U.S. government has virtually nothing on the hundreds of detainees in Gitmo and elsewhere

	Topic:	Terrorism	The systematic use of violence to attempt to achieve ideological goals
		Articles	The Confession Backfired Discusses world reaction to the "ridiculous" confession of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, admitting responsibility for "31 planned and actual attacks", and posits that the U.S. government has virtually nothing on the hundreds of detainees in Gitmo and elsewhere

26 Jan 2026
	Source:	Contents

	Group:	Democratic Party	Political party in the United States, originally for the election of Andrew Jackson, but later turning to progressive policies
		Articles	The Case For a Libertarian Political Party A few months before founding the Libertarian Party, Nolan presents his rationale for establishing a new political party, after discussing four other libertarian activist strategies and admitting that "political approaches are inherently coercive"

	Topic:	Government, Limited	Restricting government to its proper functions, as defined by a constitution or similar agreements
		Articles	The Case For a Libertarian Political Party A few months before founding the Libertarian Party, Nolan presents his rationale for establishing a new political party, after discussing four other libertarian activist strategies and admitting that "political approaches are inherently coercive"

	Individual:	Jefferson, Thomas	Author of the Declaration of Independence, third president of the United States
		Websites	Monticello.org Owned and maintained by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. (a non-profit corporation) since 1923 and opened to the public a year later
		Web Pages	Brief Biography of Thomas Jefferson Sections: Who was Thomas Jefferson? - Jefferson's Early Life and Education - Monticello - Professional and Political Life - President of the United States (1801-1809) - Retirement - Death

	Group:	Libertarian Party	Political party founded to advocate for libertarian issues in the United States
		Articles	The Case For a Libertarian Political Party A few months before founding the Libertarian Party, Nolan presents his rationale for establishing a new political party, after discussing four other libertarian activist strategies and admitting that "political approaches are inherently coercive"

	Group:	Liberty International	Formerly International Society for Individual Liberty, "advances world liberty for everyone through international education and networking"
		Articles	The Case For a Libertarian Political Party A few months before founding the Libertarian Party, Nolan presents his rationale for establishing a new political party, after discussing four other libertarian activist strategies and admitting that "political approaches are inherently coercive"

	Individual:	Nolan, David	Co-founder of U.S. Libertarian Party, creator of political beliefs chart
		Writings	The Case For a Libertarian Political Party A few months before founding the Libertarian Party, Nolan presents his rationale for establishing a new political party, after discussing four other libertarian activist strategies and admitting that "political approaches are inherently coercive"

	Topic:	Politics	The practices of guiding, influencing or controlling government
		Articles	The Case For a Libertarian Political Party A few months before founding the Libertarian Party, Nolan presents his rationale for establishing a new political party, after discussing four other libertarian activist strategies and admitting that "political approaches are inherently coercive"

	Group:	Republican Party	Political party in the United States, generally tending to conservative policies
		Articles	The Case For a Libertarian Political Party A few months before founding the Libertarian Party, Nolan presents his rationale for establishing a new political party, after discussing four other libertarian activist strategies and admitting that "political approaches are inherently coercive"

	Place:	Switzerland	Territory in west central Europe, ruled since 1848 by the Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft - Confédération suisse - Confederazione Svizzera
		Articles	The Case For a Libertarian Political Party A few months before founding the Libertarian Party, Nolan presents his rationale for establishing a new political party, after discussing four other libertarian activist strategies and admitting that "political approaches are inherently coercive"

	Topic:	Trial by jury	A criminal and civil trial presented and decided by a group of lay people

	Topic:	Voting	Selecting those who will govern by casting ballots
		Articles	The Case For a Libertarian Political Party A few months before founding the Libertarian Party, Nolan presents his rationale for establishing a new political party, after discussing four other libertarian activist strategies and admitting that "political approaches are inherently coercive"

23 Jan 2026
	Individual:	Founding Fathers	Leading individuals in founding of the United States
		Book chapters	An Independent Judiciary Lengthy biographical essay on Edward Coke; first chapter of section 9, "Protecting Liberty"

	Individual:	Hornberger, Jacob G.	President of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	Pentagon Learns About the Sixth Amendment Discusses how the Supreme Court decision in Hamdi v. Rumsfeld affected the Pentagon handling of the case of Ali Saleh al-Marri, one of three "enemy combatants" (the other two being Yaser Hamdi and José Padilla)

	Individual:	Jefferson, Thomas	Author of the Declaration of Independence, third president of the United States
		Writings	A Summary View of the Rights of British America Details, as a resolution to be adopted by a congress of deputies of the various states, complaints against the current and previous British kings and parliament, including laws or decrees limiting commerce, suspending state legislatures and many more

	Topic:	Law, Due process of	Unbiased judgements and procedural safeguards required to protect individuals being prosecuted
		Articles	Pentagon Learns About the Sixth Amendment Discusses how the Supreme Court decision in Hamdi v. Rumsfeld affected the Pentagon handling of the case of Ali Saleh al-Marri, one of three "enemy combatants" (the other two being Yaser Hamdi and José Padilla)

	Topic:	Property Rights	Rights of an owner to use and dispose of assets
		Articles	A Summary View of the Rights of British America Details, as a resolution to be adopted by a congress of deputies of the various states, complaints against the current and previous British kings and parliament, including laws or decrees limiting commerce, suspending state legislatures and many more

	Individual:	Spooner, Lysander	Lawyer, abolitionist, entrepreneur, legal theorist and political radical, author of No Treason
		Books Authored	An Essay on the Trial by Jury Partial contents: The Right of Juries to Judge the Justice of the Laws - The Trial by Jury, as Defined by Magna Carta - Additional Proofs of the Rights and Duties of Jurors - The Rights and Duties of Juries in Civil Suits - Objections Answered

	Topic:	Terrorism	The systematic use of violence to attempt to achieve ideological goals
		Articles	Pentagon Learns About the Sixth Amendment Discusses how the Supreme Court decision in Hamdi v. Rumsfeld affected the Pentagon handling of the case of Ali Saleh al-Marri, one of three "enemy combatants" (the other two being Yaser Hamdi and José Padilla)

	Topic:	Trade	Exchange of goods and services usually indirectly by the use of a widely accepted medium
		Articles	A Summary View of the Rights of British America Details, as a resolution to be adopted by a congress of deputies of the various states, complaints against the current and previous British kings and parliament, including laws or decrees limiting commerce, suspending state legislatures and many more

	Topic:	Trial by jury	A criminal and civil trial presented and decided by a group of lay people
		Articles	A Summary View of the Rights of British America Details, as a resolution to be adopted by a congress of deputies of the various states, complaints against the current and previous British kings and parliament, including laws or decrees limiting commerce, suspending state legislatures and many more
			Pentagon Learns About the Sixth Amendment Discusses how the Supreme Court decision in Hamdi v. Rumsfeld affected the Pentagon handling of the case of Ali Saleh al-Marri, one of three "enemy combatants" (the other two being Yaser Hamdi and José Padilla)
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	The Right to a Fair Trial Commentary on the "war on terrorism"
			The Scales of Justice Commentary on the use of military tribunals for "enemy combatants" in the "war on terrorism"
		Books	An Essay on the Trial by Jury Partial contents: The Right of Juries to Judge the Justice of the Laws - The Trial by Jury, as Defined by Magna Carta - Additional Proofs of the Rights and Duties of Jurors - The Rights and Duties of Juries in Civil Suits - Objections Answered

22 Jan 2026
	Topic:	Bill of Rights, United States	First 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
		Articles	Fourth Circuit Moussaoui Ruling Is a Loss for the Constitution Discusses the rulings of a three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on the case of Zacarias Moussaoui, with respect to compelling witnesses in the accused's favor in accordance with the Sixth Amendment

	Individual:	Hornberger, Jacob G.	President of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	Fourth Circuit Moussaoui Ruling Is a Loss for the Constitution Discusses the rulings of a three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on the case of Zacarias Moussaoui, with respect to compelling witnesses in the accused's favor in accordance with the Sixth Amendment

	Topic:	Trial by jury	A criminal and civil trial presented and decided by a group of lay people
		Reference	Amendment VI to the U.S. Constitution
			Amendment VII to the U.S. Constitution
		Articles	Fourth Circuit Moussaoui Ruling Is a Loss for the Constitution Discusses the rulings of a three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on the case of Zacarias Moussaoui, with respect to compelling witnesses in the accused's favor in accordance with the Sixth Amendment

21 Jan 2026
	Topic:	Eminent domain	The assumed power of governments to take private property for public use
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Eminent Domain A local government official speaking to a homeowner; commentary at the start of Supreme Court arguments in Kelo v. City of New London
			Eminent Domain Ruling A Supreme Court judge speaking to a homeowner; commentary after the Kelo v. City of New London Supreme Court decision
			Eminent Domain Comment on the Kelo v. City of New London Supreme Court decision
			Herbie Fully Loaded Commentary on the Kelo v. City of New London Supreme Court decision, parodying the contemporaneous film

20 Jan 2026
	Topic:	Eminent domain	The assumed power of governments to take private property for public use
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Eminent Domination Animated cartoon reflecting on the Kelo v. City of New London Supreme Court decision
		Books	Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain Partial contents: Philosophical Preliminaries - Hobbesian Man, Lockean World - Takings Prima Facie - Justifications for Takings - Public Use and Just Compensation - Explicit Compensation - Implicit In-Kind Compensation - Tort - Regulation - Taxation

	Individual:	Epstein, Richard	Professor of law at the University of Chicago
		Books Authored	Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain Partial contents: Philosophical Preliminaries - Hobbesian Man, Lockean World - Takings Prima Facie - Justifications for Takings - Public Use and Just Compensation - Explicit Compensation - Implicit In-Kind Compensation - Tort - Regulation - Taxation

19 Jan 2026
	Place:	Australia	The smallest continent, its territory is ruled since 1942 by the Monarchy of Australia
		Reviews	A Man's Home Is His Castle Review of the Australian comedic movie The Castle (1997) and its main theme: eminent domain

	Topic:	Bill of Rights, United States	First 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
		Book chapters	Liberalism Chapter 9; originally written in 1973 and also published in Italian in Enciclopedia del Novecento (1978); covers both the history of both strands of liberalism as well as a systematic description of the "classical" or "evolutionary" type

	Work:	Castle, The	1997 movie about a family fighting for their home against corporate and government interests
		Reviews	A Man's Home Is His Castle Review of the Australian comedic movie The Castle (1997) and its main theme: eminent domain

	Topic:	Democracy	Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens
		Book chapters	Liberalism Chapter 9; originally written in 1973 and also published in Italian in Enciclopedia del Novecento (1978); covers both the history of both strands of liberalism as well as a systematic description of the "classical" or "evolutionary" type

	Topic:	Eminent domain	The assumed power of governments to take private property for public use
		Reviews	A Man's Home Is His Castle Review of the Australian comedic movie The Castle (1997) and its main theme: eminent domain

	Individual:	Hayek, F. A.	Economist, cowinner of the 1974 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
		Book chapters	Liberalism Chapter 9; originally written in 1973 and also published in Italian in Enciclopedia del Novecento (1978); covers both the history of both strands of liberalism as well as a systematic description of the "classical" or "evolutionary" type

	Individual:	Hume, David	18th century Scottish philosopher
		Book chapters	Liberalism Chapter 9; originally written in 1973 and also published in Italian in Enciclopedia del Novecento (1978); covers both the history of both strands of liberalism as well as a systematic description of the "classical" or "evolutionary" type

	Topic:	Inflation	Popularly, a rise in prices of goods and services; in economics, monetary expansion
		Book chapters	Liberalism Chapter 9; originally written in 1973 and also published in Italian in Enciclopedia del Novecento (1978); covers both the history of both strands of liberalism as well as a systematic description of the "classical" or "evolutionary" type

	Topic:	Law	Set of rules and guidelines intended to influence social behavior
		Book chapters	Liberalism Chapter 9; originally written in 1973 and also published in Italian in Enciclopedia del Novecento (1978); covers both the history of both strands of liberalism as well as a systematic description of the "classical" or "evolutionary" type

	Topic:	Liberty, Individual	Enjoyment by individuals of social, political and economic rights
		Book chapters	Liberalism Chapter 9; originally written in 1973 and also published in Italian in Enciclopedia del Novecento (1978); covers both the history of both strands of liberalism as well as a systematic description of the "classical" or "evolutionary" type

	Individual:	Locke, John	English philosopher, author of Two Treatises of Government (1689)
		Book chapters	Liberalism Chapter 9; originally written in 1973 and also published in Italian in Enciclopedia del Novecento (1978); covers both the history of both strands of liberalism as well as a systematic description of the "classical" or "evolutionary" type

	Individual:	McElroy, Wendy	Author, individualist feminist
		Reviews authored	A Man's Home Is His Castle Review of the Australian comedic movie The Castle (1997) and its main theme: eminent domain

	Individual:	Mill, John Stuart	British philosopher and economist, author of On Liberty (1859)
		Book chapters	Liberalism Chapter 9; originally written in 1973 and also published in Italian in Enciclopedia del Novecento (1978); covers both the history of both strands of liberalism as well as a systematic description of the "classical" or "evolutionary" type

	Individual:	Smith, Adam	Economist and philosopher, author of The Wealth of Nations and The Theory of Moral Sentiments
		Book chapters	Liberalism Chapter 9; originally written in 1973 and also published in Italian in Enciclopedia del Novecento (1978); covers both the history of both strands of liberalism as well as a systematic description of the "classical" or "evolutionary" type

	Individual:	Spencer, Herbert	Philosopher, sociologist and anthropologist, author of Social Statics (1851) and The Man Versus the State (1884)
		Book chapters	Liberalism Chapter 9; originally written in 1973 and also published in Italian in Enciclopedia del Novecento (1978); covers both the history of both strands of liberalism as well as a systematic description of the "classical" or "evolutionary" type

	Place:	United States	Territory in central and northwest North America, ruled since 1788 by the United States of America
		Book chapters	Liberalism Chapter 9; originally written in 1973 and also published in Italian in Enciclopedia del Novecento (1978); covers both the history of both strands of liberalism as well as a systematic description of the "classical" or "evolutionary" type

16 Jan 2026
	Individual:	Bovard, James	Author, controversial Washington journalist
		Writings	Political Plundering of Property Owners Details the effects of local government land and property seizures allegedly for urban renewal purposes, for improving "blighted" neighborhoods or for the benefit of sports team owners

	Individual:	Bush, George W.	Forty-third president of the United States
		Articles	Political Plundering of Property Owners Details the effects of local government land and property seizures allegedly for urban renewal purposes, for improving "blighted" neighborhoods or for the benefit of sports team owners

	Place:	California	The Golden State
		Articles	Political Plundering of Property Owners Details the effects of local government land and property seizures allegedly for urban renewal purposes, for improving "blighted" neighborhoods or for the benefit of sports team owners

	Place:	Connecticut	The Constitution State - ratified Constitution 9 Jan 1788
		Articles	The Supreme Court Repeals the Constitution Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City of New London (2005), with emphasis on the dissenting opinions of O'Connor and Thomas

	Topic:	Constitution, United States	The supreme law of the United States of America
		Articles	The Supreme Court Repeals the Constitution Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City of New London (2005), with emphasis on the dissenting opinions of O'Connor and Thomas

	Topic:	Eminent domain	The assumed power of governments to take private property for public use
		Articles	Political Plundering of Property Owners Details the effects of local government land and property seizures allegedly for urban renewal purposes, for improving "blighted" neighborhoods or for the benefit of sports team owners
			The Supreme Court Repeals the Constitution Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City of New London (2005), with emphasis on the dissenting opinions of O'Connor and Thomas

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	The Supreme Court Repeals the Constitution Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City of New London (2005), with emphasis on the dissenting opinions of O'Connor and Thomas

	Place:	Illinois	The Prairie State
		Articles	Political Plundering of Property Owners Details the effects of local government land and property seizures allegedly for urban renewal purposes, for improving "blighted" neighborhoods or for the benefit of sports team owners

	Place:	Michigan	The Wolverine State
		Articles	Political Plundering of Property Owners Details the effects of local government land and property seizures allegedly for urban renewal purposes, for improving "blighted" neighborhoods or for the benefit of sports team owners

	Place:	New York City	The Big Apple
		Articles	Political Plundering of Property Owners Details the effects of local government land and property seizures allegedly for urban renewal purposes, for improving "blighted" neighborhoods or for the benefit of sports team owners

	Topic:	Private Property	Ownership of assets by individuals or non-governmental legal entities
		Articles	Political Plundering of Property Owners Details the effects of local government land and property seizures allegedly for urban renewal purposes, for improving "blighted" neighborhoods or for the benefit of sports team owners

	Individual:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	The Supreme Court Repeals the Constitution Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City of New London (2005), with emphasis on the dissenting opinions of O'Connor and Thomas

	Individual:	Rothbard, Murray N.	Economist of the Austrian School, author of Man, Economy, and State (1962) and For a New Liberty (1973)
		Articles	The Supreme Court Repeals the Constitution Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City of New London (2005), with emphasis on the dissenting opinions of O'Connor and Thomas

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Articles	The Supreme Court Repeals the Constitution Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City of New London (2005), with emphasis on the dissenting opinions of O'Connor and Thomas

	Place:	Washington, D.C.	The Nation's Capital
		Articles	Political Plundering of Property Owners Details the effects of local government land and property seizures allegedly for urban renewal purposes, for improving "blighted" neighborhoods or for the benefit of sports team owners

15 Jan 2026
	Topic:	Business	Commercial activities that provide goods and services
		Articles	More Victims of Immigration Control Discusses how, aside from the actual immigrants, American employers and particularly property owners along the United States-Mexico border are also victims of U.S. immigration controls, in the government's attempt to build a fence along the border
		Reviews	The Federal Ripoff Review of The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money (2006) by Timothy P. Carney

	Group:	Cato Institute	Libertarian public policy research and advocacy foundation in Washington, DC
		Articles	An End to Eminent Domain Abuse? Published just two months before the unfortunate Kelo v. City of New London U.S. Supreme Court decision, expresses hope that the court would rectify the 1954 Berman v. Parker ruling

	Place:	Connecticut	The Constitution State - ratified Constitution 9 Jan 1788
		Articles	An End to Eminent Domain Abuse? Published just two months before the unfortunate Kelo v. City of New London U.S. Supreme Court decision, expresses hope that the court would rectify the 1954 Berman v. Parker ruling

	Topic:	Eminent domain	The assumed power of governments to take private property for public use
		Articles	An End to Eminent Domain Abuse? Published just two months before the unfortunate Kelo v. City of New London U.S. Supreme Court decision, expresses hope that the court would rectify the 1954 Berman v. Parker ruling
			"Liberal" Court Okays Eminent Domain Abuse Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 decision, in favor of the defendants, in Kelo v. City of New London
			More Victims of Immigration Control Discusses how, aside from the actual immigrants, American employers and particularly property owners along the United States-Mexico border are also victims of U.S. immigration controls, in the government's attempt to build a fence along the border
		Reviews	The Federal Ripoff Review of The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money (2006) by Timothy P. Carney

	Individual:	Epstein, Richard	Professor of law at the University of Chicago
		Articles	An End to Eminent Domain Abuse? Published just two months before the unfortunate Kelo v. City of New London U.S. Supreme Court decision, expresses hope that the court would rectify the 1954 Berman v. Parker ruling

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	"Liberal" Court Okays Eminent Domain Abuse Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 decision, in favor of the defendants, in Kelo v. City of New London
			More Victims of Immigration Control Discusses how, aside from the actual immigrants, American employers and particularly property owners along the United States-Mexico border are also victims of U.S. immigration controls, in the government's attempt to build a fence along the border
		Reviews	The Federal Ripoff Review of The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money (2006) by Timothy P. Carney

	Group:	Justice, Institute for	Public interest law firm founded by Chip Mellor and Clint Bolick
		Articles	An End to Eminent Domain Abuse? Published just two months before the unfortunate Kelo v. City of New London U.S. Supreme Court decision, expresses hope that the court would rectify the 1954 Berman v. Parker ruling

	Topic:	Licensing, Occupational	Laws and regulations that limit entry into or continued exercise of a particular occupation
		Reviews	The Federal Ripoff Review of The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money (2006) by Timothy P. Carney

	Place:	Ohio	The Buckeye State
		Articles	An End to Eminent Domain Abuse? Published just two months before the unfortunate Kelo v. City of New London U.S. Supreme Court decision, expresses hope that the court would rectify the 1954 Berman v. Parker ruling

	Topic:	Private Property	Ownership of assets by individuals or non-governmental legal entities
		Articles	More Victims of Immigration Control Discusses how, aside from the actual immigrants, American employers and particularly property owners along the United States-Mexico border are also victims of U.S. immigration controls, in the government's attempt to build a fence along the border

	Individual:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	More Victims of Immigration Control Discusses how, aside from the actual immigrants, American employers and particularly property owners along the United States-Mexico border are also victims of U.S. immigration controls, in the government's attempt to build a fence along the border

	Individual:	Roosevelt, Franklin D.	Thirty-second president of the United States
		Reviews	The Federal Ripoff Review of The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money (2006) by Timothy P. Carney

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Articles	An End to Eminent Domain Abuse? Published just two months before the unfortunate Kelo v. City of New London U.S. Supreme Court decision, expresses hope that the court would rectify the 1954 Berman v. Parker ruling
			"Liberal" Court Okays Eminent Domain Abuse Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 decision, in favor of the defendants, in Kelo v. City of New London

	Place:	Vietnam	Territory in southeast Asia, ruled since 1976 by the Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam
		Measures of Freedom	Vietnam: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 20/100, Political Rights: 4/40, Civil Liberties: 16/60

	Topic:	World War I	The "Great War", European conflict from 1914 to 1918 that extended to include the United States and some Asian and African nations
		Reviews	The Federal Ripoff Review of The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money (2006) by Timothy P. Carney

	Place:	Yemen	Territory in the southern Arabian Peninsula, ruled since 1990 by the al-Jumhūrīyah al-Yamanīyah
		Measures of Freedom	Yemen: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 10/100, Political Rights: 1/40, Civil Liberties: 9/60

	Place:	Zimbabwe	Territory in southern Africa, ruled since 1980 by the Republic of Zimbabwe
		Measures of Freedom	Zimbabwe: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 26/100, Political Rights: 9/40, Civil Liberties: 17/60

14 Jan 2026
	Topic:	Eminent domain	The assumed power of governments to take private property for public use
		Articles	The Eminent-Domain Origin of Shenandoah National Park Recounts the political lobbying, disregard of property owners and uprooting of families that led to the creation of Shenandoah National Park

	Topic:	Law, Due process of	Unbiased judgements and procedural safeguards required to protect individuals being prosecuted
		Articles	The Eminent-Domain Origin of Shenandoah National Park Recounts the political lobbying, disregard of property owners and uprooting of families that led to the creation of Shenandoah National Park

	Individual:	Madison, James	Author of Federalist essays, fourth president of the United States
		Articles	The Eminent-Domain Origin of Shenandoah National Park Recounts the political lobbying, disregard of property owners and uprooting of families that led to the creation of Shenandoah National Park

	Source:	New Toryism, The

	Topic:	Property	Tangible goods owned or claimed by one or more individuals
		Articles	The Eminent-Domain Origin of Shenandoah National Park Recounts the political lobbying, disregard of property owners and uprooting of families that led to the creation of Shenandoah National Park

	Topic:	Property Rights	Rights of an owner to use and dispose of assets
		Articles	The Eminent-Domain Origin of Shenandoah National Park Recounts the political lobbying, disregard of property owners and uprooting of families that led to the creation of Shenandoah National Park

	Place:	Turkey	Territory in southwest Asia and southeast Europe, ruled since 1923 by the Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
		Measures of Freedom	Turkey: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 33/100, Political Rights: 17/40, Civil Liberties: 16/60

	Place:	Ukraine	Territory in eastern Europe, ruled since 1991 by the republic of Uryad Ukrayiny
		Measures of Freedom	Ukraine: Country Profile Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 51/100, Political Rights: 23/40, Civil Liberties: 28/60

	Place:	United Arab Emirates	Territory in the eastern Arabian Peninsula, ruled since 1971 by the Dawlat al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah
		Measures of Freedom	United Arab Emirates: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 18/100, Political Rights: 5/40, Civil Liberties: 13/60

	Place:	Uruguay	Territory in southeast South America, ruled since 1828 by the República Oriental del Uruguay
		Measures of Freedom	Uruguay: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 96/100, Political Rights: 40/40, Civil Liberties: 56/60

	Place:	Venezuela	Territory in northern South America, ruled since 1999 by the República Bolivariana de Venezuela
		Measures of Freedom	Venezuela: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 13/100, Political Rights: 0/40, Civil Liberties: 13/60

	Place:	Virginia	The Old Dominion - ratified Constitution 23 Jun 1788
		Articles	The Eminent-Domain Origin of Shenandoah National Park Recounts the political lobbying, disregard of property owners and uprooting of families that led to the creation of Shenandoah National Park

13 Jan 2026
	Topic:	Eminent domain	The assumed power of governments to take private property for public use
		Articles	Does the Market Commodify Everything? Contrasts the behavior of participants in a free market vs. the state's attitude towards those it considers its subjects
			Eminent-Domain Chutzpah Discusses a case in Riviera Beach, Florida where a developer was threatening to sue the city council for reneging on a supposed deal to use eminent domain on an area for private redevelopment

	Place:	Florida	The Sunshine State
		Articles	Eminent-Domain Chutzpah Discusses a case in Riviera Beach, Florida where a developer was threatening to sue the city council for reneging on a supposed deal to use eminent domain on an area for private redevelopment

	Group:	Justice, Institute for	Public interest law firm founded by Chip Mellor and Clint Bolick
		Articles	Eminent-Domain Chutzpah Discusses a case in Riviera Beach, Florida where a developer was threatening to sue the city council for reneging on a supposed deal to use eminent domain on an area for private redevelopment

	Topic:	Market economy	The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, without intervention by the State
		Articles	Does the Market Commodify Everything? Contrasts the behavior of participants in a free market vs. the state's attitude towards those it considers its subjects

	Topic:	Prices	Convey information between buyers and sellers
		Articles	Does the Market Commodify Everything? Contrasts the behavior of participants in a free market vs. the state's attitude towards those it considers its subjects

	Individual:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	Eminent-Domain Chutzpah Discusses a case in Riviera Beach, Florida where a developer was threatening to sue the city council for reneging on a supposed deal to use eminent domain on an area for private redevelopment

	Individual:	Rothbard, Murray N.	Economist of the Austrian School, author of Man, Economy, and State (1962) and For a New Liberty (1973)
		Articles	Does the Market Commodify Everything? Contrasts the behavior of participants in a free market vs. the state's attitude towards those it considers its subjects

	Place:	Spain	Territory in southwestern Europe, ruled since 1975 by the Reino de España
		Measures of Freedom	Spain: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 90/100, Political Rights: 37/40, Civil Liberties: 53/60

	Topic:	State, The	The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power
		Articles	Does the Market Commodify Everything? Contrasts the behavior of participants in a free market vs. the state's attitude towards those it considers its subjects

	Place:	Sweden	Territory in northern Europe, ruled since 1905 by the Konungariket Sverige
		Measures of Freedom	Sweden: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 99/100, Political Rights: 40/40, Civil Liberties: 59/60

	Place:	Syria	Territory in southwest Asia, nominally ruled since 1961 by the al-Jumhūriyyah al-‘Arabīyah as-Sūriyyah
		Measures of Freedom	Syria: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 5/100, Political Rights: -3/40, Civil Liberties: 8/60

	Place:	Taiwan	Island off the southeast coast of China, ruled since 1949 by the Zhōnghuá Mínguó
		Measures of Freedom	Taiwan: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 94/100, Political Rights: 38/40, Civil Liberties: 56/60

	Place:	Tanzania	Territory in east central Africa, ruled since 1964 by the Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania
		Measures of Freedom	Tanzania: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 35/100, Political Rights: 11/40, Civil Liberties: 24/60

12 Jan 2026
	Individual:	Bovard, James	Author, controversial Washington journalist
		Writings	Dictatorship of Gadflies Discusses the efforts of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and similar groups to preserve much broader targets than historically meaningful buildings

	Topic:	Eminent domain	The assumed power of governments to take private property for public use
		Articles	Dictatorship of Gadflies Discusses the efforts of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and similar groups to preserve much broader targets than historically meaningful buildings

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	Dictatorship of Gadflies Discusses the efforts of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and similar groups to preserve much broader targets than historically meaningful buildings

	Place:	Philadelphia	The original capital of the United States
		Articles	Dictatorship of Gadflies Discusses the efforts of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and similar groups to preserve much broader targets than historically meaningful buildings

	Topic:	Private Property	Ownership of assets by individuals or non-governmental legal entities
		Articles	Dictatorship of Gadflies Discusses the efforts of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and similar groups to preserve much broader targets than historically meaningful buildings

	Topic:	Property Rights	Rights of an owner to use and dispose of assets
		Articles	Dictatorship of Gadflies Discusses the efforts of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and similar groups to preserve much broader targets than historically meaningful buildings

	Place:	Saudi Arabia	Territory in southwestern Asia, ruled since 1932 by the Āl Sa‘ūd family
		Measures of Freedom	Saudi Arabia: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 9/100, Political Rights: 1/40, Civil Liberties: 8/60

	Place:	Senegal	Territory in western Africa, ruled since 1960 by the République du Sénégal
		Measures of Freedom	Senegal: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 69/100, Political Rights: 30/40, Civil Liberties: 39/60

	Place:	Serbia	Territory in southeastern Europe, ruled since 2006 by the Republika Srbija
		Measures of Freedom	Serbia: Country Profile Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 56/100, Political Rights: 18/40, Civil Liberties: 38/60

	Place:	Somalia	Territory in eastern Africa, nominally ruled since 1960 by the Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya
		Measures of Freedom	Somalia: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 8/100, Political Rights: 2/40, Civil Liberties: 6/60

	Place:	South Africa	Territory in southern Africa, ruled since 1994 by the Republic of South Africa
		Measures of Freedom	South Africa: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 81/100, Political Rights: 34/40, Civil Liberties: 47/60

	Place:	Vermont	The Green Mountain State
		Articles	Dictatorship of Gadflies Discusses the efforts of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and similar groups to preserve much broader targets than historically meaningful buildings

	Place:	Washington	The Evergreen State
		Articles	Dictatorship of Gadflies Discusses the efforts of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and similar groups to preserve much broader targets than historically meaningful buildings

9 Jan 2026
	Topic:	Constitution, United States	The supreme law of the United States of America
		Articles	The Constitution or Liberty Contrasts Article II of the Articles of Confederation with the Tenth Amendment and Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, and discusses the implied powers doctrine (a revised version was published in The Freeman, Jan/Feb 2008)

	Topic:	Eminent domain	The assumed power of governments to take private property for public use
		Articles	The Constitution or Liberty Contrasts Article II of the Articles of Confederation with the Tenth Amendment and Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, and discusses the implied powers doctrine (a revised version was published in The Freeman, Jan/Feb 2008)

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	The Constitution or Liberty Contrasts Article II of the Articles of Confederation with the Tenth Amendment and Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, and discusses the implied powers doctrine (a revised version was published in The Freeman, Jan/Feb 2008)

	Individual:	Jefferson, Thomas	Author of the Declaration of Independence, third president of the United States
		Articles	The Constitution or Liberty Contrasts Article II of the Articles of Confederation with the Tenth Amendment and Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, and discusses the implied powers doctrine (a revised version was published in The Freeman, Jan/Feb 2008)

	Topic:	Libertarianism	Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human
		Articles	The Constitution or Liberty Contrasts Article II of the Articles of Confederation with the Tenth Amendment and Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, and discusses the implied powers doctrine (a revised version was published in The Freeman, Jan/Feb 2008)

	Individual:	Madison, James	Author of Federalist essays, fourth president of the United States
		Articles	The Constitution or Liberty Contrasts Article II of the Articles of Confederation with the Tenth Amendment and Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, and discusses the implied powers doctrine (a revised version was published in The Freeman, Jan/Feb 2008)

	Place:	Peru	Territory in western South America, ruled since 1993 by the República del Perú
		Measures of Freedom	Peru: Country Profile Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 67/100, Political Rights: 28/40, Civil Liberties: 39/60

	Place:	Philippines	Archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean, ruled since 1946 by the Republika ng Pilipinas
		Measures of Freedom	Philippines: Country Profile Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 58/100, Political Rights: 25/40, Civil Liberties: 33/60

	Place:	Poland	Territory in central Europe, ruled since 1989 by the Rzeczpospolita Polska
		Measures of Freedom	Poland: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 82/100, Political Rights: 34/40, Civil Liberties: 48/60

	Topic:	Powers, Enumerated	Constitutional doctrine of limiting the Federal Government to explicitly granted powers
		Articles	The Constitution or Liberty Contrasts Article II of the Articles of Confederation with the Tenth Amendment and Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, and discusses the implied powers doctrine (a revised version was published in The Freeman, Jan/Feb 2008)

	Topic:	Powers, Reserved	Powers retained by the States and the people
		Articles	The Constitution or Liberty Contrasts Article II of the Articles of Confederation with the Tenth Amendment and Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, and discusses the implied powers doctrine (a revised version was published in The Freeman, Jan/Feb 2008)

	Individual:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	The Constitution or Liberty Contrasts Article II of the Articles of Confederation with the Tenth Amendment and Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, and discusses the implied powers doctrine (a revised version was published in The Freeman, Jan/Feb 2008)

	Place:	Romania	Territory in southeast Europe, ruled since 1991 by the Statul Român
		Measures of Freedom	Romania: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 82/100, Political Rights: 34/40, Civil Liberties: 48/60

	Place:	Russia	Territory in eastern Europe and northern Asia, ruled since 1991 by the Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
		Measures of Freedom	Russia: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 12/100, Political Rights: 4/40, Civil Liberties: 8/60

8 Jan 2026
	Topic:	Eminent domain	The assumed power of governments to take private property for public use
		Web Pages	The Fifth Amendment's "Takings" Clause Includes text of the Fifth Amendment's last clause, explanation of the clause and of "public use" and discussion of some relevant Supreme Court cases
			Eminent Domain - Institute for Justice Subsection of IJ's Private Property Issues area; includes grades for U.S. states with respect to eminent domain laws, and post-Kelo state constitutional amendments and state supreme court rulings
		Articles	Confessions of a Welfare Queen Discusses the National Flood Insurance Program, subsidies to farmers and farm corporations (such as Archer Daniels Midland) and Donald Trump's attempt to use eminent domain to expand a casino in Atlantic City

	Topic:	Farming	The business of agriculture
		Articles	Confessions of a Welfare Queen Discusses the National Flood Insurance Program, subsidies to farmers and farm corporations (such as Archer Daniels Midland) and Donald Trump's attempt to use eminent domain to expand a casino in Atlantic City

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	Confessions of a Welfare Queen Discusses the National Flood Insurance Program, subsidies to farmers and farm corporations (such as Archer Daniels Midland) and Donald Trump's attempt to use eminent domain to expand a casino in Atlantic City

	Group:	Justice, Institute for	Public interest law firm founded by Chip Mellor and Clint Bolick
		Websites	IJ.org Sections include: issues, cases, blog, projects, strategic research, legal and policy studies, conferences and events; issue areas include economic liberty, school choice, private property and the First Amendment
		Articles	Confessions of a Welfare Queen Discusses the National Flood Insurance Program, subsidies to farmers and farm corporations (such as Archer Daniels Midland) and Donald Trump's attempt to use eminent domain to expand a casino in Atlantic City

	Topic:	Market economy	The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, without intervention by the State
		Articles	Confessions of a Welfare Queen Discusses the National Flood Insurance Program, subsidies to farmers and farm corporations (such as Archer Daniels Midland) and Donald Trump's attempt to use eminent domain to expand a casino in Atlantic City

	Place:	Netherlands	Territory in northwest Europe, ruled since 1815 by the Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
		Measures of Freedom	Netherlands: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 97/100, Political Rights: 39/40, Civil Liberties: 58/60

	Place:	Nicaragua	Territory in Central America, ruled since 1987 by the República de Nicaragua
		Measures of Freedom	Nicaragua: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 14/100, Political Rights: 2/40, Civil Liberties: 12/60

	Place:	Nigeria	Territory in western Africa, ruled since 1960 by the Federal Republic of Nigeria
		Measures of Freedom	Nigeria: Country Profile Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 44/100, Political Rights: 20/40, Civil Liberties: 24/60

	Place:	Pakistan	Territory in southern Asia, ruled since 1956 by the Islāmī Jumhūriyah Pākistān[
		Measures of Freedom	Pakistan: Country Profile Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 32/100, Political Rights: 12/40, Civil Liberties: 20/60

	Place:	Panama	Territory in south Central America, ruled since 1903 by the República de Panama
		Measures of Freedom	Panama: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 83/100, Political Rights: 35/40, Civil Liberties: 48/60

	Individual:	Stossel, John	Host of "Stossel" show on Fox Business channel and former ABC News correspondent for the "20/20" newsmagazine
		Writings	Confessions of a Welfare Queen Discusses the National Flood Insurance Program, subsidies to farmers and farm corporations (such as Archer Daniels Midland) and Donald Trump's attempt to use eminent domain to expand a casino in Atlantic City

	Individual:	Williams, Walter E.	Professor of Economics, author, syndicated columnist
		Articles	Confessions of a Welfare Queen Discusses the National Flood Insurance Program, subsidies to farmers and farm corporations (such as Archer Daniels Midland) and Donald Trump's attempt to use eminent domain to expand a casino in Atlantic City

7 Jan 2026
	Topic:	Law, Due process of	Unbiased judgements and procedural safeguards required to protect individuals being prosecuted

	Place:	Malaysia	Territory in southeast Asia, ruled since 1963 by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Prime Minister of Malaysia
		Measures of Freedom	Malaysia: Country Profile Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 53/100, Political Rights: 22/40, Civil Liberties: 31/60

	Place:	Malta	Archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, ruled since 1964 by the Repubblika ta' Malta
		Measures of Freedom	Malta: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 87/100, Political Rights: 35/40, Civil Liberties: 52/60

	Place:	Mongolia	Territory in east central Asia, ruled since 1992 by the Mongol uls
		Measures of Freedom	Mongolia: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 84/100, Political Rights: 36/40, Civil Liberties: 48/60

	Place:	Morocco	Territory in northwest Africa, ruled since 1956 by the al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
		Measures of Freedom	Morocco: Country Profile Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 37/100, Political Rights: 13/40, Civil Liberties: 24/60

	Place:	Myanmar	Territory in southeast Asia, ruled since 1989 by the Pyidaunzu Thanmăda Myăma Nainngandaw
		Measures of Freedom	Myanmar: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 7/100, Political Rights: 0/40, Civil Liberties: 7/60

6 Jan 2026
	Source:	Along Pennsylvania Avenue - November 1955	Opinion column by Aubrey Herbert (pseudonym for Murray Rothbard), published in Faith and Freedom, Volume VII, Number 3, November 1955, pp. 18-19

	Pedia:	Foundation for Economic Education	One of the oldest free-market organizations in the U.S., founded in 1946 to study and advance the freedom philosophy

	Work:	Huózhe (To Live)	1994 Zhang Yimou film telling the struggles of a Chinese family from the 1940s through the Cultural Revolution

	Topic:	Law, Due process of	Unbiased judgements and procedural safeguards required to protect individuals being prosecuted
		Cartoons and Comic Strips	Detention Without DUE PROCESS Commentary on court cases regarding "enemy combatants"detained without being charged

	Place:	Lebanon	Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 1946 by the al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah
		Measures of Freedom	Lebanon: Country Profile Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 39/100, Political Rights: 13/40, Civil Liberties: 26/60

	Place:	Libya	Territory in northern Africa, ruled since 2016 by the Government of National Accord
		Measures of Freedom	Libya: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 10/100, Political Rights: 2/40, Civil Liberties: 8/60

	Place:	Lithuania	Territory in north central Europe, ruled since 1991 by the Lietuvos Respublika
		Measures of Freedom	Lithuania: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 89/100, Political Rights: 38/40, Civil Liberties: 51/60

	Place:	Mexico	Territory in south central North America, ruled since 1917 by the Estados Unidos Mexicanos
		Measures of Freedom	Mexico: Country Profile Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 59/100, Political Rights: 26/40, Civil Liberties: 33/60

	Place:	Monaco	Territory in southeast France, ruled since 1861 by the Grimaldi family
		Measures of Freedom	Monaco: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 82/100, Political Rights: 25/40, Civil Liberties: 57/60

5 Jan 2026
	Work:	For a New Liberty	Book by Murray Rothbard in which he advocated anarchic libertarianism, first published in 1973
		Articles	"The Police Force Is Watching the People" Argues that the facts are crucial when identifying "the agressor and victim in particular cases" such as occurred in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and separately, that the role of police forces must be re-examined

	Individual:	Hess, Karl	Editor of Libertarian Party News 1986-1990, Barry Goldwater speechwriter
		Articles	"The Police Force Is Watching the People" Argues that the facts are crucial when identifying "the agressor and victim in particular cases" such as occurred in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and separately, that the role of police forces must be re-examined

	Place:	Korea, South	Territory in northeast Asia, ruled since 1948 by the Daehanminguk
		Measures of Freedom	South Korea: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 81/100, Political Rights: 32/40, Civil Liberties: 49/60

	Place:	Kuwait	Territory in the northeast Arabian Peninsula, ruled since 1961 by the Dawlat al-Kuwait
		Measures of Freedom	Kuwait: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 7/100, Political Rights: 24/40, Civil Liberties: 3/60

	Place:	Kyrgyzstan	Territory in west central Asia, ruled since 1991 by the Kyrgyz Respublikasy
		Measures of Freedom	Kyrgyzstan: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 26/100, Political Rights: 4/40, Civil Liberties: 22/60

	Place:	Laos	Territory in southeast Asia, ruled since 1975 by the Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao
		Measures of Freedom	Laos \| Freedom House Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 13/100, Political Rights: 2/40, Civil Liberties: 11/60

	Place:	Latvia	Territory in north central Europe, ruled since 1990 by the Latvijas Republika
		Measures of Freedom	Latvia: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 89/100, Political Rights: 37/40, Civil Liberties: 52/60

	Topic:	Law, Due process of	Unbiased judgements and procedural safeguards required to protect individuals being prosecuted
		Articles	"The Police Force Is Watching the People" Argues that the facts are crucial when identifying "the agressor and victim in particular cases" such as occurred in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and separately, that the role of police forces must be re-examined

	Topic:	Militarism	A political system influenced greatly by a large, permanent military force
		Articles	"The Police Force Is Watching the People" Argues that the facts are crucial when identifying "the agressor and victim in particular cases" such as occurred in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and separately, that the role of police forces must be re-examined

	Place:	Missouri	The Show Me State
		Articles	"The Police Force Is Watching the People" Argues that the facts are crucial when identifying "the agressor and victim in particular cases" such as occurred in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and separately, that the role of police forces must be re-examined

	Topic:	Non-aggression principle	The libertarian principle that no person should initiate force against another
		Articles	"The Police Force Is Watching the People" Argues that the facts are crucial when identifying "the agressor and victim in particular cases" such as occurred in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and separately, that the role of police forces must be re-examined

	Individual:	Richman, Sheldon	Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	"The Police Force Is Watching the People" Argues that the facts are crucial when identifying "the agressor and victim in particular cases" such as occurred in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and separately, that the role of police forces must be re-examined

	Individual:	Rothbard, Murray N.	Economist of the Austrian School, author of Man, Economy, and State (1962) and For a New Liberty (1973)
		Articles	"The Police Force Is Watching the People" Argues that the facts are crucial when identifying "the agressor and victim in particular cases" such as occurred in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and separately, that the role of police forces must be re-examined

	Work:	Songs	Brief vocal and musical compositions
		Articles	"The Police Force Is Watching the People" Argues that the facts are crucial when identifying "the agressor and victim in particular cases" such as occurred in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and separately, that the role of police forces must be re-examined

2 Jan 2026
	Topic:	Banking	The business of accepting deposits and lending money
		Articles	New Declaration of Independence Prefaced by quoting the second paragraph of the original Declaration, lists—in a manner similar to the original—the outrages of the "modern American State" (referred to as "They") and ending with a list of demands

	Topic:	Bill of Rights, United States	First 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
		Articles	New Declaration of Independence Prefaced by quoting the second paragraph of the original Declaration, lists—in a manner similar to the original—the outrages of the "modern American State" (referred to as "They") and ending with a list of demands

	Topic:	Business	Commercial activities that provide goods and services
		Articles	The Constitution and the Rule of Law Describes, using some of F. A. Hayek's writings, the concepts that individual rights do not stem from the U.S. constitution, that the latter is meant to "straitjacket" the government and the misunderstood (or forgotten) "rule of law"

	Topic:	Constitution, United States	The supreme law of the United States of America
		Articles	The Constitution and the Rule of Law Describes, using some of F. A. Hayek's writings, the concepts that individual rights do not stem from the U.S. constitution, that the latter is meant to "straitjacket" the government and the misunderstood (or forgotten) "rule of law"

	Work:	Declaration of Independence, United States	The document that formed the United States of America
		Articles	New Declaration of Independence Prefaced by quoting the second paragraph of the original Declaration, lists—in a manner similar to the original—the outrages of the "modern American State" (referred to as "They") and ending with a list of demands

	Topic:	Drugs, War on	Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous
		Articles	New Declaration of Independence Prefaced by quoting the second paragraph of the original Declaration, lists—in a manner similar to the original—the outrages of the "modern American State" (referred to as "They") and ending with a list of demands

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	The Constitution and the Rule of Law Describes, using some of F. A. Hayek's writings, the concepts that individual rights do not stem from the U.S. constitution, that the latter is meant to "straitjacket" the government and the misunderstood (or forgotten) "rule of law"

	Individual:	Hayek, F. A.	Economist, cowinner of the 1974 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
		Articles	The Constitution and the Rule of Law Describes, using some of F. A. Hayek's writings, the concepts that individual rights do not stem from the U.S. constitution, that the latter is meant to "straitjacket" the government and the misunderstood (or forgotten) "rule of law"

	Individual:	Hornberger, Jacob G.	President of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	The Constitution and the Rule of Law Describes, using some of F. A. Hayek's writings, the concepts that individual rights do not stem from the U.S. constitution, that the latter is meant to "straitjacket" the government and the misunderstood (or forgotten) "rule of law"

	Place:	Israel	Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 1948 by the Medīnat Yisrā'el
		Measures of Freedom	Israel: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 73/100, Political Rights: 34/40, Civil Liberties: 39/60

	Place:	Italy	Territory in southern Europe, ruled since 1946 by the Repubblica Italiana
		Measures of Freedom	Italy: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 89/100, Political Rights: 36/40, Civil Liberties: 53/60

	Place:	Japan	Archipelago off the northeast coast of Asia, ruled since 1947 by the Nippon-koku
		Measures of Freedom	Japan: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 96/100, Political Rights: 40/40, Civil Liberties: 56/60

	Place:	Kenya	Territory in east central Africa, ruled since 1964 by the Republic of Kenya
		Measures of Freedom	Kenya: Country Profile Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 51/100, Political Rights: 22/40, Civil Liberties: 29/60

	Place:	Korea, North	Territory in northeast Asia, nominally ruled since 1948 by the Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk
		Measures of Freedom	North Korea: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 3/100, Political Rights: 0/40, Civil Liberties: 3/60

	Topic:	Law, Due process of	Unbiased judgements and procedural safeguards required to protect individuals being prosecuted
		Articles	The Constitution and the Rule of Law Describes, using some of F. A. Hayek's writings, the concepts that individual rights do not stem from the U.S. constitution, that the latter is meant to "straitjacket" the government and the misunderstood (or forgotten) "rule of law"
			New Declaration of Independence Prefaced by quoting the second paragraph of the original Declaration, lists—in a manner similar to the original—the outrages of the "modern American State" (referred to as "They") and ending with a list of demands

	Topic:	Law, Rule of	Legal environment where cases are handled in a non-arbitrary manner
		Articles	The Constitution and the Rule of Law Describes, using some of F. A. Hayek's writings, the concepts that individual rights do not stem from the U.S. constitution, that the latter is meant to "straitjacket" the government and the misunderstood (or forgotten) "rule of law"

	Individual:	Miller, Vince	President of the International Society for Individual Liberty (now Liberty International)
		Writings	New Declaration of Independence Prefaced by quoting the second paragraph of the original Declaration, lists—in a manner similar to the original—the outrages of the "modern American State" (referred to as "They") and ending with a list of demands

	Topic:	Taxation	Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities
		Articles	The Constitution and the Rule of Law Describes, using some of F. A. Hayek's writings, the concepts that individual rights do not stem from the U.S. constitution, that the latter is meant to "straitjacket" the government and the misunderstood (or forgotten) "rule of law"
			New Declaration of Independence Prefaced by quoting the second paragraph of the original Declaration, lists—in a manner similar to the original—the outrages of the "modern American State" (referred to as "They") and ending with a list of demands

	Topic:	War	Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State"
		Articles	New Declaration of Independence Prefaced by quoting the second paragraph of the original Declaration, lists—in a manner similar to the original—the outrages of the "modern American State" (referred to as "They") and ending with a list of demands

	Individual:	Wollstein, Jarret	Author, co-founder of Society for Individual Liberty
		Writings	New Declaration of Independence Prefaced by quoting the second paragraph of the original Declaration, lists—in a manner similar to the original—the outrages of the "modern American State" (referred to as "They") and ending with a list of demands

31 Dec 2025
	Topic:	Bill of Rights, United States	First 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
		Articles	The Bill of Rights: Reserved Powers Discusses the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the system of federalism and the breakdown that occurred in 1937 when the Supreme Court held that the federal government could regulate economic activity

	Topic:	Constitution, United States	The supreme law of the United States of America
		Articles	The Bill of Rights: Reserved Powers Discusses the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the system of federalism and the breakdown that occurred in 1937 when the Supreme Court held that the federal government could regulate economic activity

	Topic:	Eminent domain	The assumed power of governments to take private property for public use
		Articles	The Bill of Rights: Eminent Domain Discusses the eminent domain protections of the Fifth Amendment and how they were undermined by cases such as Berman v. Parker (1954) and Poletown (1981), and the positive outcome of Wayne County v. Hathcock (2004)

	Topic:	Government	The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision
		Articles	The Bill of Rights: Eminent Domain Discusses the eminent domain protections of the Fifth Amendment and how they were undermined by cases such as Berman v. Parker (1954) and Poletown (1981), and the positive outcome of Wayne County v. Hathcock (2004)

	Individual:	Hornberger, Jacob G.	President of the Future of Freedom Foundation
		Writings	The Bill of Rights: Eminent Domain Discusses the eminent domain protections of the Fifth Amendment and how they were undermined by cases such as Berman v. Parker (1954) and Poletown (1981), and the positive outcome of Wayne County v. Hathcock (2004)
			The Bill of Rights: Reserved Powers Discusses the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the system of federalism and the breakdown that occurred in 1937 when the Supreme Court held that the federal government could regulate economic activity

	Place:	Iceland	Island in the north Atlantic Ocean, ruled since 1944 by the Lýðveldið Ísland
		Measures of Freedom	Iceland: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 95/100, Political Rights: 38/40, Civil Liberties: 57/60

	Place:	India	Territory in southern Asia, ruled since 1947 by the Bhārat Gaṇarājya
		Measures of Freedom	India: Country Profile Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 63/100, Political Rights: 31/40, Civil Liberties: 32/60

	Place:	Indonesia	Territory in southeast Asia, ruled since 1959 by the Republik Indonesia
		Measures of Freedom	Indonesia: Country Profile Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 56/100, Political Rights: 28/40, Civil Liberties: 28/60

	Place:	Iran	Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 1979 by the Jomhuri ye Eslāmi ye Irān
		Measures of Freedom	Iran: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 11/100, Political Rights: 4/40, Civil Liberties: 7/60

	Place:	Iraq	Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 2005 by the Jumhūriyyat Al-‘Irāq
		Measures of Freedom	Iraq: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 31/100, Political Rights: 16/40, Civil Liberties: 15/60

	Topic:	Law, Due process of	Unbiased judgements and procedural safeguards required to protect individuals being prosecuted
		Articles	The Bill of Rights: Eminent Domain Discusses the eminent domain protections of the Fifth Amendment and how they were undermined by cases such as Berman v. Parker (1954) and Poletown (1981), and the positive outcome of Wayne County v. Hathcock (2004)
			The Bill of Rights: Reserved Powers Discusses the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the system of federalism and the breakdown that occurred in 1937 when the Supreme Court held that the federal government could regulate economic activity

	Place:	Michigan	The Wolverine State
		Articles	The Bill of Rights: Eminent Domain Discusses the eminent domain protections of the Fifth Amendment and how they were undermined by cases such as Berman v. Parker (1954) and Poletown (1981), and the positive outcome of Wayne County v. Hathcock (2004)

	Topic:	Minimum Wage Laws	Legislation that places a lower limit on the prices paid for labor
		Articles	The Bill of Rights: Reserved Powers Discusses the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the system of federalism and the breakdown that occurred in 1937 when the Supreme Court held that the federal government could regulate economic activity

	Topic:	Powers, Enumerated	Constitutional doctrine of limiting the Federal Government to explicitly granted powers
		Articles	The Bill of Rights: Reserved Powers Discusses the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the system of federalism and the breakdown that occurred in 1937 when the Supreme Court held that the federal government could regulate economic activity

	Topic:	Powers, Reserved	Powers retained by the States and the people
		Articles	The Bill of Rights: Reserved Powers Discusses the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the system of federalism and the breakdown that occurred in 1937 when the Supreme Court held that the federal government could regulate economic activity

	Topic:	Private Property	Ownership of assets by individuals or non-governmental legal entities
		Articles	The Bill of Rights: Eminent Domain Discusses the eminent domain protections of the Fifth Amendment and how they were undermined by cases such as Berman v. Parker (1954) and Poletown (1981), and the positive outcome of Wayne County v. Hathcock (2004)

	Place:	Washington, D.C.	The Nation's Capital
		Articles	The Bill of Rights: Eminent Domain Discusses the eminent domain protections of the Fifth Amendment and how they were undermined by cases such as Berman v. Parker (1954) and Poletown (1981), and the positive outcome of Wayne County v. Hathcock (2004)